reforms

VERB

correct, rectify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amend improve rebuild rehabilitate remake renovate reorganize repair resolve restore revise revolutionize standardize transform

STRONG

ameliorate better convert correct cure emend mend rearrange reclaim reconstitute reconstruct redeem refashion regenerate remedy remodel renew rework uplift

WEAK

bring up to code change one's ways clean up clean up one's act go straight make amends make over shape up swear off turn over a new leaf

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage destroy harm hurt injure ruin waver worsen

STRONG

abandon forfeit kill

WEAK

impair

Example Sentences

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reforms

In a statement regarding the letter, the Home Office previously said the "concerns of communities" were central to its immigration reforms.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Amanda Aragon Bernabe of NewMexicoKidsCAN, a leading advocate for the reforms, said the biggest victories involve laws requiring schools to test young children for reading progress and to notify parents of the results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

In 2020, then president Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed him to head a committee on legal reforms.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

It took New Mexico years to pass these reforms, but state unions recently dropped their opposition to the bill after months of advocacy by supporters, including Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He did not make any of his reforms with the intention of putting himself out of power.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela